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强袭拉包尔基地的盟军4发机群遭到日军战斗机群的拦截,损失比较严重,一天之内丢了超过30架4发和20架闪电2 W( B% X8 ?3 y+ [6 e
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 $ D- ^- G, U" {
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud- B5 Y0 y9 \9 x# s2 H6 l6 r
6 F& P/ T9 k+ A3 k1 s+ FRaid detected at 78 NM, estimated altitude 11,000 feet.
+ {; ~$ h P- X- @" I! ~$ t- IEstimated time to target is 26 minutes
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Japanese aircraft
9 B. U0 Y/ a; \5 N+ e N1K5-J George x 18! w+ f% d- _2 ?4 t& X, f/ f- z
Ki-83 x 46
2 G+ l/ L& K9 y! k+ {9 P; @% L" f Ki-84r Frank x 477 n- e: \- l7 t2 A" C
( x: @2 J+ D" n( N; D l5 Z" @* fAllied aircraft
9 |6 w+ X2 y! `, _! }' z6 M B-24D Liberator x 6
4 Y+ ]4 k9 ]4 Z: N7 u: y3 @ B-24D1 Liberator x 300 u; o) O. _% j9 y" s; l
P-38L Lightning x 248 G# s0 J- g6 v& y" R$ }) H0 ~7 s
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No Japanese losses2 r% b+ ^9 @3 n) o7 n. Q9 L
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Allied aircraft losses
( u7 l y0 q$ @4 \3 F7 l8 K B-24D Liberator: 2 damaged
! G4 A1 m; h* z5 ` B-24D1 Liberator: 7 destroyed, 7 damaged
: ~+ |8 n7 n' W1 u1 U6 P P-38L Lightning: 11 destroyed9 h( L5 k, B5 i' G. `
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Airbase hits 15
- n6 i8 X- U* ~5 g. {' o2 ^Airbase supply hits 18 N1 l1 s9 r+ S. _- X! b- }
Runway hits 27
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% O, D1 k6 P! N7 O0 OMorning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 % ]. x1 F. I0 j* Z4 i! t$ P
, l$ }1 e; |# f* qWeather in hex: Partial cloud
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Raid detected at 39 NM, estimated altitude 14,000 feet.$ Q! J* a. |" l0 q9 X( `
Estimated time to target is 13 minutes
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1 C" L/ Y* X3 z5 xJapanese aircraft
. r, d* M" h7 F% B N1K5-J George x 18( F: T3 {' _9 J7 Z. k
Ki-83 x 39+ X8 a) C2 C7 G3 ^4 r' j' i( h
Ki-84r Frank x 43
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Allied aircraft0 c, D, o# S* E3 ~, w7 W* @
B-24D Liberator x 9
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" G! B* X# F! W A7 F. z1 O( sNo Japanese losses
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* G7 v" ` W% G" }! zAllied aircraft losses# F$ c8 C$ k; v/ j R2 N
B-24D Liberator: 5 destroyed, 1 damaged* ]4 }% @* z. D: v# _
B-24D Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak( K4 L b: M+ j% k$ l& j! J
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Airbase hits 1
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Morning Air attack on Rabaul , at 106,125 - y" P$ Z, E! g6 [2 C: s' G: i
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Weather in hex: Partial cloud! N5 R. o5 a( c, e4 D$ T" Z
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Raid detected at 36 NM, estimated altitude 15,000 feet.% \! M* ~5 w5 L' }) l/ h; C
Estimated time to target is 12 minutes
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+ d# C4 @% V r6 D( @) [6 s" VJapanese aircraft6 G0 b! ?) i( ~
N1K5-J George x 171 e2 d/ j! j0 ?% }8 c
Ki-83 x 37, P$ Y' e( e: M6 _8 f4 o+ N
Ki-84r Frank x 43
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Allied aircraft$ V; e- s, o. C T
B-24D1 Liberator x 8% F1 D4 q/ ?8 h- S+ g
$ x/ d+ e# d1 z" U9 F! jJapanese aircraft losses
2 i* G% s5 ]0 }" a' u Ki-84r Frank: 1 destroyed+ a: y# T# ^ i
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Allied aircraft losses7 }) d. X5 p' p1 Q( V. S1 U
B-24D1 Liberator: 3 destroyed, 2 damaged, \ ~& ]5 H" }/ V
B-24D1 Liberator: 1 destroyed by flak
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盟军在万鸦老进行扫荡战,清扫残余的日军部队,万鸦老战役开战第二天就基本消灭了当地日军的主力。特高课已经开始对敌前将领是否通敌展开调查。+ a9 I" O6 q. c+ d
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Ground combat at Manado (75,99)
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6 x3 ^+ }. g# t$ i8 f( P6 y# OAllied Deliberate attack
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( g" J+ g6 ^* k+ r' l% {/ E# RAttacking force 164790 troops, 3246 guns, 3741 vehicles, Assault Value = 5802
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* Y# u% ~1 K9 c( f: ]2 zDefending force 23796 troops, 175 guns, 50 vehicles, Assault Value = 408
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Allied adjusted assault: 7976
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Japanese adjusted defense: 289
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Allied assault odds: 27 to 1 $ j0 [* g$ a7 w% ~3 d& n: D
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Combat modifiers0 Y7 y- k$ v+ ~" s3 U
Defender: terrain(+), disruption(-), supply(-)
2 B6 r! Q$ i- oAttacker: * X' V A' e3 s; e; J
1 |# g7 Z3 d3 C- u3 e' \+ qJapanese ground losses:) k( `6 O7 }( `( `
6937 casualties reported. m- ~3 w p Y; m
Squads: 288 destroyed, 46 disabled8 R9 `, g- f! ?
Non Combat: 229 destroyed, 97 disabled4 D) T) @9 J2 J- a
Engineers: 7 destroyed, 5 disabled7 x- B+ }1 B/ |) J
Guns lost 52 (44 destroyed, 8 disabled)% }' i: y( }- a& {& b7 ~ g
Vehicles lost 7 (5 destroyed, 2 disabled) q" n$ A- X% W6 d: Y
Units destroyed 3: f- N% w; T7 Y: T9 t0 h
* w9 U7 Z' n9 \7 i# l: DAllied ground losses:
4 W5 S7 G6 ~/ a 1437 casualties reported6 k) Y1 g6 j) \
Squads: 10 destroyed, 201 disabled1 r K% |4 ]" K0 @* q1 R1 V( y
Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 24 disabled* I! |+ s/ T1 l. j7 k; K/ j
Engineers: 1 destroyed, 22 disabled
7 @( ?! O4 f( {* d7 e+ [; ^ Vehicles lost 25 (3 destroyed, 22 disabled) |2 T- L$ X6 G' c
/ u7 ~, N$ f; y: U O3 Z* J0 s( JAssaulting units:; v' g' ?: K; K* D+ R9 h; j# W' Z
27th Infantry Division
) J2 n; B; r, S 16th Light Cavalry Regiment
0 L3 J5 B- a- b U( j7 U; ~; |2 E 96th Infantry Division$ h. \8 y* N- M' D5 i: f* L# w: a
81st Infantry Division
' a0 G M* m8 A; z 33rd Infantry Division: A: Z' c; r/ ]% b
2nd Marine Division$ l ?# ?9 W. y+ R# p, H
10th Indian Division
, n. E1 g6 J+ y; o7 ^" A 37th Infantry Division
8 R& i4 d) y! ]! L# y& [+ q0 H 6th Marine Division
) {4 V. n0 y8 {7 q. { 3rd Motor Brigade5 H5 ]* ]$ `. X
I Corps Cmbt Engineer Regiment
: d6 I- S' B" [& b7 G% Z; n 5th Marine Division7 M. A B5 ]9 t O& E+ g6 G
6th Infantry Division
, C0 J6 s5 t2 M 3rd Cavalry Regiment. @1 I( w3 V( {
2/11th Armoured Car Battalion) ]( a- K u; ?9 w6 Z' [
1st Cavalry (Spec) Cavalry Division. b ~2 o6 r. A4 W$ H# X1 P3 ]
2nd NZ Division
1 v0 z: G( e! \1 H7 Q$ r 1st Marine Division
* ]% ^8 Q! H5 M& T8 B8 j% g% a, I 2nd Army Tank Brigade* B) q& l# x4 @9 v. C. B, R8 f
VII US Amphib Force
, Z6 u# w( h; N; H- x USAFFE
' S' T3 t2 E3 @3 Q) ~" }0 q 276th Coastal Artillery Battalion/ x$ W* m+ ^+ Z+ W
4th Field Artillery Battalion
' q$ ]! `; n+ h2 @% K 3rd USMC Field Artillery Battalion1 s8 S6 h2 G# u) Z \/ l" K3 c! a
I Corps Artillery % }, J" D" s) j# b( _+ M
X Corps Artillery
1 e8 _ ^. p/ B% l 154th FA Bn
_# z5 Z$ Q+ x. j$ f2 ^; ^ 52nd Marine Defense Battalion
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Defending units:
4 _3 h% H L- m ]( z+ V. N 91st Division
2 O5 p- { S+ x- M; C 56th Division& u" P1 I) l, @& @
14th Division
& m" I2 z* F2 f, j" @0 b5 m' R Maizuru 1st SNLF7 g" W' h" b! p Q. x x
8th Area Army /16 F y! J/ B$ e7 s3 s4 Q
38th Ind. Engineer Regiment: r, g* q+ d% Z4 `* M( e: p
113th JAAF AF Bn # L H' z, y8 P" ^
30th Ind. Engineer Regiment
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10th Area Fleet
0 _! y9 D; ]$ {( _/ ~( L# Q 72nd JAAF AF Bn 2 t6 E9 W8 R6 K
2nd Amphibious Bde /20 ~( w0 `0 b* L; D2 S
48th Fld AA Bn /2, |9 [5 @2 V4 z6 l# N" Q U
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盟军在万隆的攻势也在加紧准备当中,除了集结当面的兵力外,轰炸机的轰炸也是一天都没有停歇过,不过每天都有5架左右的轰炸机被日军AA揍下来。
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. ?% {: \' i4 ?% u! S- M0 tGround combat at Bandoeng (50,100)4 P# c' ?) A+ f3 F
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Allied Bombardment attack `* T7 q3 O0 t6 }- O
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Attacking force 10194 troops, 286 guns, 672 vehicles, Assault Value = 4082" |) @& o, L2 u, D9 @
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Defending force 36791 troops, 370 guns, 85 vehicles, Assault Value = 1083
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Japanese ground losses:1 a/ ]" X \2 F
12 casualties reported" O) a6 p B7 U" I: T
Squads: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled
1 x4 K6 U$ {1 ^9 s- c Non Combat: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled# Z/ |9 O" ?7 ?8 R3 q' e
Engineers: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
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' F! ?/ p1 }; d5 v% }0 w! d& BAllied ground losses:
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Squads: 0 destroyed, 0 disabled
) Z# `$ O0 n, y" E7 ?. @! [ Non Combat: 1 destroyed, 0 disabled
2 j9 F2 b& P+ h1 v) z- P4 u Engineers: 0 destroyed, 1 disabled" K! V( v* h5 j/ o _
Vehicles lost 1 (1 destroyed, 0 disabled)
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Assaulting units:+ |2 Z! @- w; U# b* n5 ~9 F0 G1 p; R
11th Australian Division
9 L' J2 O9 ~- F/ c4 x. ? 50th Tank Brigade
; d% H8 {" C+ s; ~' i0 ^" ^, L 254th Armoured Brigade
. {, {2 {5 S S( w9 E 93rd Infantry Division
~* H% e& ?& e3 X! @3 t 9th Indian Division& }: p/ u* I) }3 J
7th Australian Division
2 e4 A4 {$ `8 r7 N 18th British Division
% T: a2 O( S5 k' ]- D 8th Australian Division
6 i7 I# q2 f4 m 32nd Army Tank Brigade
$ g6 w, \" ^7 _3 c 31st Armoured Division. R# z3 \5 K' _3 w7 L$ n
51st Highland Division M; o1 i: j+ ]: {8 A5 I
97th Field Artillery Battalion
" B9 E( L" e0 M) [# D' k3 } 2/16th Field Regiment$ M# U- [. o1 S! X( M6 D0 N6 P
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251st Field Artillery Battalion7 v2 Y, y7 N( s& Z
1st Medium Regiment
* Q( c# w7 H, j- h: j! J; M 249th Field Artillery Battalion- l- r7 [( B1 E' A4 c9 v5 o' p
108th Tank Attack Regiment
- Y) y$ z! D$ b' F; m 56th Australian Lt AA Regiment0 W; q( C# \: Z+ z0 C
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Defending units:
' F) m5 K# Z( U/ o! u' C' k) j8 T" b 49th/A Division
3 r! ~# Z; p. L' G& u7 T$ l. G 22nd Ind.Mixed Brigade) \) {8 f5 T/ j9 n+ ?4 F) p
3rd Ind.Mixed Brigade
6 j5 E3 v' K% s7 z8 t- n3 w0 j" F- F 17th Ind.Mixed Regiment+ S4 w7 Y- l9 U( L* c" j; j) x7 J
11th Militia Regiment
?! i0 r' z: u4 s+ |& o# J 6th Java Militia Regiment/ z7 K$ G, e- c) A2 m& A. R
49th/B Division2 r2 e0 u, }& ~# Z& x0 C9 n* d
49th/C Division) k E% M7 e! `6 X
13th Field AF Construction Battalion& j6 F4 R7 ]) M. y5 y1 \' j; z
27th Special Base Force {$ F! \8 L" C* j
36th Field AA Battalion4 A d q( a( E# f5 ?' J
3rd Medium Field Artillery Regiment8 }6 I" r( w% b; i: [, \
48th Field AA Battalion/ w8 E: I: c6 ?7 I, {! E
39th Ind. Engineer Regiment
) ?6 J% p# B/ G3 t8 p 49th Field AA Battalion
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49th Const Co
: V9 }9 J0 {( q' i% g) c 17th Naval Construction Battalion9 x$ i' S6 A+ V t( B9 X) i
47th Road Const Co : L& M* I5 _0 e6 B4 ]4 m
9th Medium FA Rgt /2
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& @) N( f- A+ b6 ~ 4th Ind. Mountain Gun Regiment* [$ }% ~9 K7 _9 k
56th Field AA Battalion
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97th JAAF AF Bn 0 z/ x" W. d" J( F! i, L( X6 z
3rd FF Const Unit
" d- W! A$ A, Z- M 12th Air Defense AA Rgt /3 |